Wybrane cechy języka medycznego – terminologia, normalizacja, gatunki tekstów medycznych i relacje międzygatunkowe

Wioleta Karwacka

doi:10.18778/8220-071-3

Selected features of the medical langauge – terminology, standardization, medical genres and genre shift

Wioleta Karwacka

Uniwersytet Gdański, Instytut Anglistyki i Amerykanistyki

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Specialized Languages in Intercultural Communication

Pages: 105-118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-071-3.09

Keywords: komunikacja międzykulturowa, lingwistyka, dyskurs medialny, orzeczenia sądowe, blogi

Published: 22 December 2020

Categories: Polish philology, Open Access

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This article discusses selected features of the medical language with special emphasis on Polish and English. The first discussed feature is medical terminology, in particular: Greek and Latin influences, eponyms and acronyms. The medical language is a controlled one, which is another aspect presented in this article. The next characteristic feature includes conventions related to particular medical genres. Finally, genre shift is briefly discussed.

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Karwacka, Wioleta. 2020. “Selected Features of the Medical Langauge – Terminology, Standardization, Medical Genres and Genre Shift”. In Specialized Languages in Intercultural Communication, edited by Anetta Buras-Marciniak and Stanisław Goźdź-Roszkowski, 105-18. Poland: Lodz University Press. https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-071-3.09.